I always assume if I get just one downvote on a post mixed with a bunch of upvotes, it probably is an involuntary downvote, like when you scroll and hit the button without noticing.
that may be, but the headcanon of someone going "no, actually, I have communed and become one with the beetles and they are totally chill" is funnier to me
I did not downvote you because I'm the beetle whisperer. That beetle is flipping you off and hoping you can see it 'cause they're doing it as hard as they can.
No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown.
Your June bugs are very different from the ones we get in Texas. Ours aren’t fuzzy, and they don’t squeak. They just clumsily buzz around your porch lights and hit you in the face.
"This beetle merely wishes to join you in the celebration of the birth of a particular Palestinian prophet, and would like to encourage you to consider including beetles into your festive goodwill"
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archonet@lemy.lol · 91 pts · 253d
Says who? Maybe it desperately wants to but mother nature simply hasn't given it a mechanism for doing so. Yet.
edit: who is the one downvote -- do you know something we don't? are you the beetle whisperer? I want to hear this dissent more than you could know.
VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 253d
I always assume if I get just one downvote on a post mixed with a bunch of upvotes, it probably is an involuntary downvote, like when you scroll and hit the button without noticing.
Jestzer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 253d
For me, it’s the opposite: I assume anything with enough upvotes will eventually be downvoted by somebody for whatever reason they may have.
archonet@lemy.lol · 7 pts · 253d
that may be, but the headcanon of someone going "no, actually, I have communed and become one with the beetles and they are totally chill" is funnier to me
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 253d
@cornshark@lemmy.world is apparently the one person who downvoted this for some reason
cornshark@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
I downvoted this for "we know what your thinking". The post was cute though!
archonet@lemy.lol · 4 pts · 253d
my headcanon, ruined!
fartographer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 252d
I did not downvote you because I'm the beetle whisperer. That beetle is flipping you off and hoping you can see it 'cause they're doing it as hard as they can.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org · 53 pts · 253d
They surely want to kill you, they just lack the ability to do so
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 23 pts · 253d
Like cats
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 24 pts · 253d
You underestimate cats.
Sabata11792@ani.social · 10 pts · 253d
The cat knows you can 1 shot it, and doesn't like the odds.
TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip · 40 pts · 253d
Haven't seen any of these lil guys in the last 8 years 😔
Matty_r@programming.dev · 21 pts · 253d
About the same for me, but I saw one about 3 weeks ago. I was so excited because it had been so long, no one else seemed to care as much.
joelfromaus@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 253d
Are these limited to certain states? I don't think I've ever seen one of these...
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 2 pts · 253d
Jakaan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 252d
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 253d
A similar golden beetle shows up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name?
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 252d
It looks like this, but I could never match the picture with an ID: Image
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 252d
you are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 252d
No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 252d
there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 253d
We get “June Bugs” in California. They look just like this, but are brown and fuzzy and squeak when you pet them.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 253d
Your June bugs are very different from the ones we get in Texas. Ours aren’t fuzzy, and they don’t squeak. They just clumsily buzz around your porch lights and hit you in the face.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 253d
IIRC, there's like seven different species people call "june bug".
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 252d
They always fly in my hair. My dog likes to eat them.
Zoot@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 251d
That sounds freaking adorable and now I wish we could trade the kinds of June bugs we get for yours
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 253d
"This beetle merely wishes to join you in the celebration of the birth of a particular Palestinian prophet, and would like to encourage you to consider including beetles into your festive goodwill"
Alpha71@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 252d
Oh, it definitely WANTS to kill you.
It just can't...
Kenny2999@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 253d
"Acute bug fever kills 1200. Sydney in lockdown."
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 253d
Definitely a cute bug.
MithranArkanere@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 253d
It isn't one species. It's a bunch.
UsernameNotFound404@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 253d
Got one of these in the house yesterday they’re bloody loud. It might not want to kill me but when I want to sleep it’s not long for this world
Rudee@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 253d
You get these in southern Africa too, but our ones are just brown
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 253d
In the Northern Territory of Australia they come in like a metalic green or purple.
psud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 252d
In Canberra they're black overlaid with iridescent colours. They fly noisily when it's dark
DylanMc6@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 253d
what about Christmas Beatles?